Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-26
PUBLIC WORKS.

Grading. widening and Improv.
ing Public streets.
The Board of Public Works met yes
terday morning and transacted the fol.
lowing business:
On petition on Chas. E. Warren to
have bridge put in on Hayward street
recommended that the same be referred
to the Street Superintendent.
Recommended that the petition of V.
Beandry to grade streets in the Water
Works tract be granted provided the
entire streets are graded in accordance
with the regular specifications for gravel
streets. Recommended that the petition
of 8. c. Foy to have the survey locat.
ing the northwest corner of 7th and
Pearl streets, reqonsidened be denied.
Recommendation that the petition Of s.
M. Kords ct al to have grade of Bur.
lington street changed, be granted.
Recommended that the petition OF
the San Francisco Bridge Company in
regard to the $1,000 due on their con.
tract be referred to the Finance
committee, as the Board is informed
that all subscriptions due have been
paid in.
On petition of H. T. Hazard to have
sidewalks widened on Fifth street be.
tween Hill and Olive, recommended that
the city widen five feet on the Park side,
provided the property owners on the
north side of the street between the
above points mentioned, will deed a
strip of i've feet in width to the city for
street purposes.
Recommended that the petition of H.
Martz ct al. for permission to grade be
granted, provided they grade entire
blocks and do the work in accordance
with the regular specifications for gravel
streets.
On petition of Geo. w. Peachy and
others to have Hoff street widened, rec.
ommended that the City Surveyor sur.
vey street for the widening from its
present width to an eighty.foot street.
Oa petition OF f. w. Woods and 9th
ers to have Angelina street graded, rec
commended they be permitted to grade,
provided they complete the entire block
in accordance with the regular specifica.
tions on gravel streets.
On petition of d. A. Griffin and others
to grade Mission road, recommended
the same be granted, and that the city
join them in grading in front of the
Park.
On petition of John s. Griffin ct al.
to widen Mission road between Kuhrts
and Albert street to an eighty-foot
street, recommended that the city join
in the widening along the Park, and
that the City Surveyor make survey
and procure deeds from the property
owners for the land required.
Recommended that the petition Of
Mayo & Strange to grade the inter-
section of Eighth street and Burling-
ton avenue be granted at the same
price paid by property owners, provid-
it does not exceed 81 per front foot.
Recommended that the City Attorney
draft an ordinance to prevent persons
from taking sand from the river, and exca.
vating nearer than ten feet from the
official sides of the river.
On petition of T. Lyons to have
Pleasant street grading accepted, recon-
mended the same be referred to the
Street Superintendent.
Recommended that the bill of T. Ly-
ons for grading streets intersecting on
Also avenue extension be referred to
the Finance Committee.
Ga petition of Z. w. Jones ct al to
have New Cincinnati street opened, rec
commended that the same be referred to
the City Surveyor.
On petition of II. G. Wiltshire ct al to
have Seventh street graded, recommend
ed that the City Attorney draft resolu.
ton for the grading Of Seventh street to
an eightyf foot street between Alvarado
and the city boundary.
Recommended that the deed of 10.
than Bixby and H. w. Mills for strip
of land on Urmston street to make the
street conform to the proposed change
| be accepted and the clerk instructed to
| file same for record.
Recommended that the Street Super.
ntendent be instructed to put in 80.
inch cement pipe culvert across First
street at Workman street.
Ask further time on petition of
Mr.. Records for a franchise to build
water works.
Recommended that the petition of
Mr.. A. Paige for street railway fran
chise on Mission road, be granted and
the ordinance adopted as amended.
Recommended that the bid of Jas.
Sheerer for paving Temple street with
granite, be accepted and the street be
ordered paved in this manner.
On the petition of E. I. Kysor for
street railway franchise, recommended
that the same be granted and the ordi-
nance adopted as amended.
The Board then adjourned.